Scale

[chiefleef]

I know this is a scale, but I need a year!

 

[GaRebel1861]

Your pictures aren't very good but, I think I know what your talking about. I dug one several years ago that looks similar the best I can tell from an 1890s homesite. Outside pictures in the sunlight seem to show the best detail most of the time.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

These scale faceplates are common finds at old home sites, they commonly date from the 1880s to the early 1900s.

Dave